St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-04
The Senate.

Secretary-O. L. Cutter, Auoka
Assistant Secretary-Burt W. Day, Jack.
son.
Enrolling Clerk-A. II. Dewey. Polk.
EngrosSing Clerk-A. II. Bertran Wright
Sergeant-at- Arms-F. II. Dayton, Ramsey
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arns Peter
O'Dessy, Big Stone.
The Republican senators commenced to
look over their winter workshop before
s a. H., and each began to attach a label to
his particular seat. Not long after SEN
ator Comstock. OF MoOrhead, called the
gentlemen to order. Senator NJ. j. Dan
iels, Of Rochester, was made chairman, and
Senator G.. II. Wood of Farbault, was
made secretary. Upon taking the chair
Mr.. Daniels expressed his faith in the
caucus system. Senators W. c. Ward, OF
Waseca, and James Compton, of Fergus
Falls, were appointed tellers. and on motion
of Senator q. q. Edwards of Spring
Valley, nominations and balloting com
menced. The voting was done viva v0ce.
it being exceedingly tedious to have each
reversed tile, held by the tellers, although
it was good safeguard against publicity,
which was probably needed more by the
house than the senate. The first ballot
for secretary was:
o. L. Gutter, Anol1a. 20
S. P. Jennlson, Red Wing. IL
Burt w. Days name was presented by
Senator Goodrich for assistant secretary;
also that of Elmer E. Adams, of the Fergus
Falls Journal, by Mr.. Compton. Day, of
jackson, received 10 and Adams 10. Mr.
Adams was second assistant last session.
Senator Albert Scheffer then proposed
Frank II. Dayton, of Ramsey. for sergeant
alarms. w. f. Zwickey, of Crookston,
George A. Mckenzie, of Gaylord, and
Henry Mohl, of st. Peter, were also brought
forward. A letter from George p. John
StOn. of st. James, asking for the support
of the senate, was read. Three votes re-
suited in:
Dayton....1 10 IL 14lJohnson ....2 1 2
Zwickey 49,. 8 8 7IMohl ..... 7 6 8
Mckenzie. 3 2
On the third formal ballot Dayton got II
out Of 81 votes, Zwickey s. and Mohl 2
Then some amusement was afforded by a
discussion over whether the enrolling and
engrOsSing clerks should be ballOtted for
before the assistant sergeant alarms. which
was decided in the affirmative. Alva II.
Dewey, of Polk; William Gunderson, of
Hennepin; A. r. Burkdahl. of PipestOne.
and l.. Osborne, of Clay, were presented
for enrolling clerks. There was hot con-
test for this, three votes giving:
Dewey IL IA Gunderson s. 8 II
Burkdahl. ...S 5lOsborne ..S 3 -.
Osborne had withdrawn and on the next
ballot Dewey got IA votes to Gunderson's
Is, and was accordingly declared the choice
A. B. SwensoD, of Blue Earth, and A. II.
Bertram, of Wright, were picked out for
engrossing clerk, and the choice fell to
Bertram by "a votes, only going to Sven
son. For assistant sergeant-at-arms Peter
O'Dessy, of Renville, and A. 0. Styne, of
Freedom, were named. Styne was selected
over O'Dessy by Is to IA votes.
Senator Goodrich proposed Rev. n Ho.
bart, Of Mankato, for chaplain, but mo-
ton by Senator Day postponed action on
that Office until after the organization to-
day.
"a motion by Senator c. B. Buchanan, of
Mhton, was then carried, appointing Sena-
tors NJ. j. Daniels, of Omsted: d. T.
Goodrich, of Blue Earth; Marcus johnson,
of Kandiyohi; S. G. Comstock, OF Clay,
and d. S. Hall, of Renville, to confer with
a similar committee from the house for the
calling of caucus to put into nomination
a candidate for nited States senator.